PC Failure - How to export HDD data

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Cylix80

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G'morning people.

My PC recently failed (BIOS issue) and as result I ended up purchasing a new system. What is the best way to recover data such as documents pictures etc.

If I buy one of these USB to SATA adaptors will I be able to connect the redundant HDD to my new system and literally drag the files out of the folders or is it more complicated?

My new system should see the files and folders right?

Thanks in advance
 
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USAFRet
You can access the drive, but you will almost certainly run into 'ownership' issues.
The "user" from your old PC is a different "user" than your new PC. Even if it is the same 'username'. For NTFS, that is two different entities.

Take Ownership of a File or Folder is what you'll be looking for.
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You should be able to see the folders but you wont have access to your personal data, since they are encrypted.

I am not sure if you will be able to get help here on this forum, since it technically is bypassing the password and that is a violation of the forum rules.. sorry

try google'ing your problem to find other people/forum who have the same problem.
 
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Cylix80

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Ah ok, I didn't even think of that. The OS is Windows 7 and no password is set. I understand what you're saying though. Ill look at other support forums!
 
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Right, I understand. I'll have a look and see what I can recover, if anything. Thanks for the info!
 
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